Endocrinology News

Type 2 diabetes medication adherence does not appear to be affected by sex, age, family income, parental education or treatment group, but lower medication adherence was found among youths with type 2 diabetes and depressive symptoms, according to researchers.

Recent research in JAMA showed that during the last 3 decades the prevalence of obesity increased among adolescents, while recent trends indicated a decrease among children aged 2 to 5 years and a plateau for children aged 6 to 11 years.

Adolescent boys with obesity considered metabolically unhealthy were obese from an earlier age and for a longer period than boys with obesity who were considered metabolically healthy, according to study data.

Prepregnancy BMI was associated with increased rates of obstetric complications, according to data presented at the Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

British toddlers with overweight consume about 11 calories more per meal vs. normal-weight children, but do not eat more frequently, according to study findings presented at the European Obesity Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Among young British children, 40% of daily free sugar intake comes from sugar-sweetened beverages, including fruit juices and smoothies, according to study findings presented at the European Obesity Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Among Swedish boys, childhood BMI and the prevalence of both overweight and obesity have stabilized after reaching their high point in 1991 and may be showing signs of decreasing, according to study findings presented at the European Obesity Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Children who are perceived to be overweight by their parents are more likely to gain weight than children who are perceived to be of average weight, regardless of the weight of the child, according to study findings presented at the European Obesity Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden.

A high BMI and BMI increases during childhood are linked to an elevated risk for early ischemic stroke in men and women, according to research presented at the European Obesity Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Birth weight among Swedish boys has remained relatively stable during a 65-year period, despite the growing worldwide obesity epidemic, according to study findings presented at the European Obesity Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden.